Time: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Pride in Cobalt Parade 2025

Date: 17th July 2025

Time: 11am – 3pm

After the resounding success of our 2023 & 2024 Pride parade, we're thrilled to announce that the 2025 celebration will be even bigger and better!

Our Pride Festival aligns perfectly with Northern Pride, taking place from July 18th to 20th. This is a fantastic opportunity to show your support for inclusion and diversity during your workday with something for everyone to get involved in!

Parade Details:

Start time: 12pm

Start Location: Cobalt Management Office

Duration: Approx. 1 hour

Route: A tour around the park, starting and ending at Cobalt Central

See route here

We encourage all staff members to participate! Whether you want to come out and wave, join us for part of the walk, or complete the entire route, we would love to see you there.

Adding to the excitement, a live band will be joining us—don't miss out on the fun!

Full Event Details:

The Pride Parade is just the beginning! Join us for the full event from 11 AM to 3 PM at Cobalt Central.

Enjoy live performances on a full-sized stage, face painting, a variety of stalls, and delicious food. There will be numerous opportunities to win fantastic prizes.

We also have the amazing Deborah Penny from the British Army who was the first transgender soldier to be deployed on the front line. She will be here with her colleagues to celebrate Pride and bring some fun Army challenges with prizes to be won. 

Confrimed Vendors:
The Army Reserves - Games and prizes to be won
Skip Rat Art
No54 with love
Sweet Dreamz
NHS Sexual Health Clinic
Made of Crumbs
Flavour - FREE Vegan food smaples!
Hadrian Pizza
Memories of the Black Forest
Scotts Dinky Donuts
Deep North Donuts and Coffee
Face Painter & Stick on Tattoos
Auramia Fragrances

Plus even more to be announced!

Confirmed Artists: 

True Colours 
Nine Lives Band